A North Bergen police sergeant running for a spot on the Hudson County freeholders board is sitting on a substantial war chest, thanks to a $25,000 loan from his wife.

Enrique Henry Marrero, who is running in next week's primary for the Democratic nomination in District Eight, raised $35,723 in the last three weeks and has $33,412 on hand, newly released campaign documents show.

That's by far the biggest war chest of any of the other candidates seeking a spot on the nine-member freeholders board, the documents show.

Marrero is running against Anthony P. Vainieri Jr., an aide to North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco and the official choice of the Hudson County Democratic Party. Vainieri raised $10,350 in the last three weeks and has $17,050 at his disposal heading into Tuesday's primary.

District Eight includes North Bergen, parts of the Jersey City Heights and Secaucus.

Marrero's candidacy has shown muscular fundraising efforts considering he's not running with the official support of the HCDO. He's raised $60,282 so far, to Vainieri's $18,250.

Vainieri's totals do not reflect cash raised at a fundraiser last night at 90 Park in North Bergen. Vainieri spokesman Phil Swibinski said the freeholder hopeful brought in over $50,000 last night.

In the heated race for Jersey City's District Three – which includes Bergen-Lafayette and parts of Greenville and the Downtown – HCDO pick Gerard Balmir Jr., a union official seeking to topple longtime Freeholder Jeff Dublin, raised $16,054 and has $20,398 on hand.

Dublin, who joined the freeholders board in 2004 and is fighting for his political life off the party line, out raised Balmir, taking in $56,711 since May 2. But Dublin has burned through all of it and then some. He's sitting on $6,255, thanks to previous fundraising efforts.

The primary is Tuesday, June 3. In this largely Democratic county, the winners on the Democratic side are expected to win November's general election.

In all, the Democratic candidates running on Tuesday have raised $177,752. The one Republican in the race – Frank Bruno, running unopposed in District Eight – hasn't reported raising anything.